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Lecture “Who is Mary Foster”

Published: January 23, 2025; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

When: February 1, 2025
Where: American Buddhist Study Center

Address: 331 Riverside Drive 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10025, United States

Phone: +1 212-864-7424

Web: https://www.ambuddhist.org/

Please join us to learn about the amazing Mary Foster, a Nineteenth-Century Native Hawaiian Buddhist, Philanthropist, and Social Activist. Mary Foster’s blood was of Hawaiian royalty, and in October 1893, she met a Sinhalese man in Honolulu, returning to Sri Lanka. He was invited to speak at the first Parliament of World Religions at the Chicago World Exposition.

Our guest speakers will reveal the fascinating Buddhist life of Mary Foster.

Speakers: Dr. Kate Crosby, Amal Gunasena, Dr. Palitha Kohona, and Ame (Amy)Agbayani

Time: 2:00-3:30 pm EST

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